[Toddsterpatriot]

True, as far as it goes, but the key word in your summary is "decreasing",.

Actually the key bit of info is 93.9 million tonnes as compared to your claim "steel industry about gone"

Check back in 2010.

So by then your claim will be correct?

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

True, as far as it goes, but the key word in your summary is "decreasing",.

Actually the key bit of info is 93.9 million tonnes as compared to your claim "steel industry about gone"

Check back in 2010.

So by then your claim will be correct?

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It helps to look at more than one point on a graph. Check the trend, and the driver behind the trend. How does 93.9 million tons compare with domestic consumption? How does the percent of domestic consumption produced domestically in 2005 compare with 2000, 1995, etc. How much will be left after "consolidation". Etc.